FGV Annual Report 2015

164 Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad Annual Integrated Report 2015 CERTIFICATION, COMPLIANCE AND AWARDS In an effort to enhance HSE Management System in FGV Group to be in line with global best practices, FGV attained the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007 certification in 2015. To date, 89 work premises in the Group have attained OHSAS 18001 certification and 78 have attained ISO14001 Certification. We have begun a programme to ascertain compliance with legal requirements on HSE chiefly the regulations set out in Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994 and the Factory and Machinery Act 1967 as well as other applicable legislations. For a start, Legal Registers are being developed for the Business Clusters following legal awareness workshops held for 128 employees for 56 projects. These will be used to check and then, ensure compliance with the various laws to strengthen Safety Management Systems in the Group. This initiative notwithstanding, FGV companies’ safety management systems and performance is something to be proud of, if the Malaysian Society of Occupational Safety & Health (MSOSH) Awards is anything to go by. All 16 projects we entered for the MSOSH Award, won awards with three (two oil palm estates and one bulking installation) being awarded Gold Class 1 awards. Within the Group, in April 2015 FGV introduced a President’s Award for Safety in order to raise the bar among its employees, workers and third parties. Awards will be given out in 2016 for CEO of the Year, Best Project, Best Safety & Health Committee and Best Contractors with regard to HSE. RISK MANAGEMENT We apply an inclusive risk management programme that also involves contractors and vendors and not just our employees and workers. Contractor Safety Workshops are held to educate them about their responsibilities as employers under OSHA 1994 as well as to equip them to perform Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Determining Control (HIRADC). Corporate HSE Department works closely with Group Procurement to ensure that safety and health elements are built into procurement policies of the Group as well as service contracts. In addition, Permit to Works are developed for use before performing high risk jobs while workers are encourage to conduct Job Safety Analysis. Where the work involves chemicals deemed hazardous to health, FGV conducts a Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA) once every 5 years to determine its risk factors, thereby, appropriate mitigating measures. FGV has its own qualified Chemical Health Risk Assessor who is certified competent by Malaysia’s Department of Safety and Health. Of the 14 subsidiary companies where CHRA applies, 13 companies had conducted CHRA for all its premises in 2015. Altogether the Group has conducted in excess of 60 CHRAs mostly involving its plantation business – one of Malaysia’s largest - which comprise 146 oil palm estates and 71 mills. Depending on the outcome of the CHRA, FGV performs Chemical Exposure Monitoring at identified worksites on an annual basis. Where required, workers exposed to chemicals at work are subjected to an annual Medical Surveillance at the hands of an Occupational Health Doctor. In 2015, this was done at 11 premises. The Medical Surveillance will determine whether it is necessary to afford the worker medical protection, or transfer him to another activity area. Where practicable, the Company may even substitute the chemical to reduce the health risk. Where other forms of hazard control are not practicable or sufficient, FGV supplies Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to its employees and workers at no cost to them. Various Standard Operating Procedures are in place governing the distribution, use, storage and maintenance of PPE. Training is also given on the safe and proper use of PPE and repeated at scheduled intervals in order to protect employee health when working with and exposure to hazardous chemicals. Meanwhile, FGV carries out Noise Monitoring regularly at some factories and workshops; accompanied by the suitable control measure to reduce any risk from this hazard and to create a comfortable working environment. It completed 32 such exercises in 2015. 42 Audiometric Testing were conducted at workplaces with noise levels higher than the actionable exposure limits, as specified under OSHA 1994. Depending on the results of the tests, they are repeated within three months, every year or bi-annually. Indoor Air Quality Surveys are also done periodically, especially in office or closed work environments with limited air circulation such as laboratories. CAPACITY BUILDING & TRAINING The key to implementing effective HSE management is having the human capital who are knowledgeable, trained and competent. With this in mind, Corporate HSE as well as individual companies within FGV Group conduct numerous capacity-building and training programmes throughout the year. These range from general awareness programmes ( OSH Legal Requirements, Road Safety, OHSAS 18001, Effective Safety & Health Committees, Ergonomics, Mental Stress ), those aimed at equipping employees with technical skills ( Chemical Safety, HIRADC Training, Fire Fighting Training, Safe Motorcycle Riding, First Aider ) to those aimed at acquiring specific technical competencies ( Safety & Health Officer Course, Lead Auditor Course, Authorised Entry Standby Person, Permit To Work, Working at Heights ). Some of the programmes are conducted by internal trainers while others are conducted by personnel from National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, Social Security Organisation and OSH consultants with industry-wide experience. FGV had a packed training calendar in 2015, with Corporate HSE organising 67 training programmes involving 1,996 persons while the subsidiary companies, collectively, organised 1,108 programmes involving 64,580 persons. Taking Safety and Health to the Next Level